Hello all! I am new around here and am having a serious issue with my new kitten. So here goes--
My husband and I have 2 cats. The first is 5 years old (Audrey) and the second is 3 years old (Katarina). When we adopted Katarina a few years ago she was a few months old and it took Audrey only about an hour before she was grooming and sleeping with Katarina. Since then they have not been apart, you would think they are siblings they get along so well. Both cats are extremely loyal, friendly and playful but Katarina tends to be very sensitive to change of any kind. When we moved into our new house she hid under a pile of blankets for 2 days, but she always bounces back to normal.
This past weekend we adopted a 3 month old boy kitten, already neutered and from a foster home with mutliple cats and dogs. He is sweet, playful and fearless. In his foster home he adored the other animals. We did not keep him apart from the other cats like we should have at first. Audrey hisses at him when he is around but will stay in the same room. Katarina hisses, growls, etc. when he is around and chases him and basically tries to "attack" him. There have only been a few hours between this past weekend and today that they have been around each other, but every encounter has been agressive. Mostly we have been keeping him apart in his own room. The girls sit and sleep outside the door where he is.
The few times we opened the door to his room the girls have no problem trying to use his litter box, playing with his toys, eating from his bowls, etc. I have now started to switch around blankets, cat beds, toys so they are used to the smell of the other. Whenever the kitten is not around the girls act completely normal and are fine towards us. I don't care if they ever become best friends, I just want them to be able to exist without separation. I am going to try feeding them on each side of the door and try the Feliway.
Any suggestions would be fantastic! Also, giving him up is NOT an option, we love the little guy so whatever we have to do to make it work!
My husband and I have 2 cats. The first is 5 years old (Audrey) and the second is 3 years old (Katarina). When we adopted Katarina a few years ago she was a few months old and it took Audrey only about an hour before she was grooming and sleeping with Katarina. Since then they have not been apart, you would think they are siblings they get along so well. Both cats are extremely loyal, friendly and playful but Katarina tends to be very sensitive to change of any kind. When we moved into our new house she hid under a pile of blankets for 2 days, but she always bounces back to normal.
This past weekend we adopted a 3 month old boy kitten, already neutered and from a foster home with mutliple cats and dogs. He is sweet, playful and fearless. In his foster home he adored the other animals. We did not keep him apart from the other cats like we should have at first. Audrey hisses at him when he is around but will stay in the same room. Katarina hisses, growls, etc. when he is around and chases him and basically tries to "attack" him. There have only been a few hours between this past weekend and today that they have been around each other, but every encounter has been agressive. Mostly we have been keeping him apart in his own room. The girls sit and sleep outside the door where he is.
The few times we opened the door to his room the girls have no problem trying to use his litter box, playing with his toys, eating from his bowls, etc. I have now started to switch around blankets, cat beds, toys so they are used to the smell of the other. Whenever the kitten is not around the girls act completely normal and are fine towards us. I don't care if they ever become best friends, I just want them to be able to exist without separation. I am going to try feeding them on each side of the door and try the Feliway.
Any suggestions would be fantastic! Also, giving him up is NOT an option, we love the little guy so whatever we have to do to make it work!
